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TO RECOGNIZE NEGROES AS CITIZENS NOT RACE - SAYS DEMOCRATIC MAYOR-NOMINEE - JUST WHAT MR. TAYLOR MEANS IS THE QUESTION, IF ANYTHING AT ALL By I. Willis Cole At the opening rally of the Democratic organization of Louisville and Jefferson County, Leland Taylor, nominee for mayor, pledged in one of his 12-pointts: "To recognize Negroes as citizens rather than a race"--and that was all. Mr. Taylor may beleive that is a plenty, but it he does he does not know what the Negro knows and what the Negro thinks. And as Mr. Taylor will be the head of the Democratic administration, should his ticket win in November, we are wondering what Mr. Taylor means when he proposes to recognize Negroes as citizens rather than as Negroes. If Negroes were recognized as citizens, equal and in the same manner as are other citizens rather than as Negroes, in Louisville or in any other American community, we might understand what Leland Taylor means. That it is but the custom in so-called Christian and De mocratic America to recognize Negroes as citizens rather than as Negroes, is the reason for such organizations as the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People, the Urban League, FEPC Councils, Inter-racial Commission, and militant Negro leaders in religion, education, and politics who are forever fighting for the plain right and justice due Negroes as American citizens. Negroes in Louisville are not to be fooled by Mr. Taylor. In the first place, Mr. Taylor's record as a civic and political leader over the years, and as a member of the Louisville School Board does not show him as a white man who would recognize Negroes as citizens rather than as Negroes. In the next place Negroes have heard candidates for president of the United States, for governor of Kentucky and mayor of Louisville make practically the same statement, but who as the head of the victorious party did nothing for the Negro as a race and little for the whole citizenry which meant anything to the advancement of Negroes. Our experience is, that when a candidate for office tells Negroes he is going to do specific things for them as members of a race, a little something may be expected, but when a candidate says that he will recognize Negroes as citizens rather than a race, it is mere talk, means nothing, and nothing is to be expected. But we ask the question, what does Leland Taylor, Democratic candidate for mayor mean when he says that he will recognize Negroes as citizens rather than a race? Does he mean that Negroes will be given equal opportunities for employment in Louisville without any discriminatory practice? Does he mean that Negroes will be employed in all of the departments of the government of Louisville and Jefferson County? Does he mean that if not completely integrated into Louisville's school system, Negroes will be given a new modern high school with necessary facilities to make it absolutely equal to any white high school in Louisville? Does he mean that the rule against Negroes using all of the chain of public parks be declared null and void, and that parks will be open to all the citizens regardless of race, color, creed, or previous conditions of servitude, as they were intended and as they were up to some years past? Does Leland Taylor mean that he is going to see to it that Negroes are recognized as being eligible for any place in the affairs of the city high or low, commensurate with their training, ability and character? We doubt that Mr. Taylor means this, but if he doesn't what does he mean when he says that Negroes will be recognized as citizens rather than as a race? In contrast to what the Democratic candidate for mayor said in his opening address on the question of the Negro, Gen. Roy W. Easley, Republican candidate, specifically declared that Negroes would be incorporated into all phases of the city government under Republican party control. This promise was again made at the mass meeting sponsored by the colored organization last week, and it was strongly emphasized at the two meetings by Jouett Ross Todd, titular head of the Republican party in Louisville and Jefferson County and treasurer of the National Republican Committee, who has kept every promise he has ever made Negroes who have worked with him in politics. Early in his campaign Mr. Taylor said that as Democratic candidate for mayor he would follow the policy of Mayor Wyatt, whom he hopes to succeed, and in our opinion that is about all Negroes should expect from Mr. Taylor. Mayor Wyatt's policy has been to appoint one or two Negro friends to positions which paid a small remuneration and to name others to "token" or honor places. He has done none of the things enumerated above and when Mr. Taylor says he will recognize Negroes as citizens rather than a race, he makes no promises, but issues a statement which is meaningless. We are putting it this way: The only course for Negroes as citizens and also as a race is to take Leland Taylor's statement for its actual value and vote for Gen. Roy W. Easley for mayor and the other candidates on the Republican ticket, November 6.
MAJOR JONES IN LOUISVILLE Major Richard L. Jones of Fort Sheridan, Ill., was in the city last week as guest of Joseph R. Ray, with whom he formerly worked as teller in the First Standard Bank. Major Jones was appointed Commander of Louisville's first Military Police while stationed at Camp Taylor during World War I. He went to Chicago where he became General Manager of the South Center Department Store. He is stationed at Fort Sheridan as Educational and Vocational Advisor.
A PROSECUTOR IS WANTED,MR. O'NEAL If information given the Leader is true, a Commonwealth's attorney is wanted to prosecute George Cook who shot John P. Gilbert, a 17-year-old colored boy to death. The boy was shot in the head by Cook, who is a streetcar motorman, when he returned home and found three boys fooling with a car owned by a neighbor who lived next door. Whatever the boy, and his companions were doing to the car, Cook had no business to go into his home, get his rifle and shoot the youth who did not run. The murderer's bond was fixed at only $500 and the most ridiculous thing about the case is that there seems to be no one to prosecute the case. Merit O'Neal, Democratic candidate for re-election, is the Commonwealth attorney with a staff of at least two assistants, paid by the taxpayers of Louisville, including Negroes, but according to the information, the father of the boy, Rev. C. E. Gilbert is in a quandry because he is getting no cooperation from the office of Mr. O'Neal, and he doesn't understand why he must pay an outside lawyer a big fee to prosecute the murdered. Although the man is white and a motorman, he is not a policeman, and he should not be permitted to kill a Negro youth without the Commonwealth attorney's office becoming interested in the prosecution. What about it, Mr. O'Neal?
LET THE CHIPS FALL By J. Edward Haycraft ONE OF OUR local papers stated recently that the Republican party had far more funds for campaign purposes than the Democrats. The story went on to say that the Grand Old Party would pour large sums into the black belt in an effort to buy the election. This statement I brand as an impossibility and an absolute lie. The Democrats have been in office for twelve years and have been assessing two per cent of the salaries of all city employees, not under civil service regulations, during the entire time for campaign purposes. I know this to be a fact for I paid that amount each and every week to my timekeeper during the approximately two years I was employed in the Street Repair Department of our municipal government. Unless a big slice of the payoff falls into the laps of the political bosses there is a large sum of money available to the Democratic party for use in attempting to influence the election. They have in addition the funds contributed by individuals who expect to derive some benefit from a Democratic victory. It has been reported repeatedly that tavern keepers and operators of gambling houses and other illigitimate establishments also are regularly "requested" to contribute to the Democratic campaign fund. Therefore, it is impossible for the Republicans to spend more money electioneering this fall than the Democrats, unless the Democrats spent most of theirs in buying votes for organization sponsored candidates in the past primary. Recent developments, such as the election contest suit involving Edwin C. Willis, organization sponsored nominee for county judge and Mark Beauchamp, encumbent, indicate that this is true to some extent. THE DEMOCRATS ARE continually boasting of the good government during their twelve years in office. The facts brought out by the contest suit involving the nomination for the county judgeship do not indicate good government "of the people and by the people." (Continued on page 4)
State Nurses to Hold Annual Meet
The Adah B. Thomas, State Nurses Association, will hold their annual meeting October 26 and 27 at Becher Terrace Health Center. A public meeting will be held Friday, October 26, at 8 p.m. at Fifteenth St. Memorial Church. Mrs. Frances Gaines, R. N. of Chicago who is president of The National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses, will be the guest speaker. The public is invited.
FEPC OFFICIAL TO SPEAK SUNDAY Mrs. Anna Arnold Hedgeman, executive secretary of the National Council of the Permanent F. E. P. C. will be the principal speaker at the Louisville Council at Broadway Temple, Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Mrs. Hedgeman is one of the outstanding women leaders of the race and is an interesting and eloquent speaker. She will be introduced by Mrs. Anita Fields, secretary of the Louisville Council. C. L. Scott, member of the executive committee, and who represented the council at the national meeting in Washington recently, will also speak. Special music will be rendered. The Louisville Council was organized immediately following the visit of A. Phillips Randolph, president of International Organization of Sleeping Car Porters, who spoke in Louisville in interest of the F. E. P. C. bill, and officials of the local Pullman organization and ladies auxiliary are cooperating in the Sunday meeting, Rev. W. Augustus Jones is president of the Louisville F. E. P. C. I. Willis Cole, vice president, will serve as master of ceremonies Sunday. The public is invited to hear Mrs. Hedgeman.
RACE REPUBLICANS OPEN CAMPAIGN - RALLY FOLLOWS STREET PARADE - CROWD HEARS EASLEY, CLAYTON AND OTHERS; TODD REESTATES PLEDGE By Betsy Greenwade Beginning with an impressive and colorful street parade, Negro Republicans got their opening campaign rally off to a flying start at the Pythian Temple, last Friday nite. The hall was filled to capacity with standing room only. John L. Leake, campaign chairman, introduced the speakers' chairman, Sam Petrie who served as master of ceremonies. After the singing of "America" by the audience and prayer by Rev. W. P. Offutt, Mr. Petrie introduced Jouett Ross Todd, city and county chairman. Mr. Todd commenting on a previous address by the Democratic mayoralty candidate Leland Taylor, said he had only "three questions to ask Mr. Taylor: (1) "Was Martin Connors on the platform? (2) Was Merit O'Neal on the platform? (3) How does Mr. Taylor stand on Louisville Gas and Electric?" Mr. Todd emphasized a previous declaration that colored citizens would be incorporated into all phases of the city government under Republican party control. Rev. Offutt, who followed Mr. Todd, said among other things, "all issues and advantages for Negroes in the past have been initiated by Republicans and Democrats have only stepped into the foot-steps already laid down". He closed with a stirring call for Negroes to "build last principles" by voting the straight Republican ticket on November 6. Mrs. Mozetta Miles, only woman speaker, said that as a woman and a mother her heart was torn by the sight of "girls 12, 13, 14, ans 15 years of age being carried into Walnut Street joints by men old enough to be their fathers." She told of conversations with police officers and welfare workers who said that they were powerless to prevent this or to raid the joints because the proprietors had political pull with the Democratic (Continued on page 4)
LAUNCH WAR FUND CAMPAIGN Over 100 workers assembled at the U. S. O. last Thursday to make final plans for raising the $7,500 quota assigned to the Colored Population Division of the 1946 War Fund Campaign. Atty. Alfred Carroll addressed the group at this "Kick Off" meeting. In a very pointed and effective talk, Mr. Carroll cited the need for liberal contributions to this year's campaign. The more we give, the more right we have to demand improvements, said Mr. Carroll. Quotas and chairmen for the divisions were announced. Central Division, B. H. Larke and M. W. McFarland Co-Chairmen--$3,000; West End, Mrs. J. Taylor and Mrs. Addie Thomas Co-Chairmen--$750; East End, Mrs. W. W. Spradling and Mrs. Lavinia Larkins and R. Acton Co-Chairmen -- $800.00; Parkland, Mrs. Viola Beard and Henry Lothery Co-Chairmen--$200.00; California, Mrs. Lillian Gibbs, chairman--$200.00; South Louisville, Miss Vivian Childress and Mrs. Edna Wilkerson, co-chair- (Continued on page 4)
BISHOP PHILLIPS HOLD CONFERENCE HERE The Kentucky Conference of the C. M. E. Church, presided over by Bishop C. H. Phillips opened at the Chestnut Street Church, Rev. C. L. Finch, pastor, Wednesday. Bishop Phillips came to Louisville from his home in Cleveland, where he held the Ohio Conference last week. As the General Conference of the connection will be held in St. Louis, in May, 1946, where three or four new bishops will be elected, the annual conference here is not only being attended by delegates from the Kentucky churches, but outstanding leaders of the denomination from over the country are among the visitors. Among the features of the conference, which will close with the reading of appointments by Bishop Phillips, Sunday night, will be the election of delegates, ministers and laymen, to the General Conference.
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TO RECOGNIZE NEGROES AS CITIZENS NOT RACE - SAYS DEMOCRATIC MAYOR-NOMINEE - JUST WHAT MR. TAYLOR MEANS IS THE QUESTION, IF ANYTHING AT ALL By I. Willis Cole At the opening rally of the Democratic organization of Louisville and Jefferson County, Leland Taylor, nominee for mayor, pledged in one of his 12-pointts: "To recognize Negroes as citizens rather than a race"--and that was all. Mr. Taylor may beleive that is a plenty, but it he does he does not know what the Negro knows and what the Negro thinks. And as Mr. Taylor will be the head of the Democratic administration, should his ticket win in November, we are wondering what Mr. Taylor means when he proposes to recognize Negroes as citizens rather than as Negroes. If Negroes were recognized as citizens, equal and in the same manner as are other citizens rather than as Negroes, in Louisville or in any other American community, we might understand what Leland Taylor means. That it is but the custom in so-called Christian and De mocratic America to recognize Negroes as citizens rather than as Negroes, is the reason for such organizations as the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People, the Urban League, FEPC Councils, Inter-racial Commission, and militant Negro leaders in religion, education, and politics who are forever fighting for the plain right and justice due Negroes as American citizens. Negroes in Louisville are not to be fooled by Mr. Taylor. In the first place, Mr. Taylor's record as a civic and political leader over the years, and as a member of the Louisville School Board does not show him as a white man who would recognize Negroes as citizens rather than as Negroes. In the next place Negroes have heard candidates for president of the United States, for governor of Kentucky and mayor of Louisville make practically the same statement, but who as the head of the victorious party did nothing for the Negro as a race and little for the whole citizenry which meant anything to the advancement of Negroes. Our experience is, that when a candidate for office tells Negroes he is going to do specific things for them as members of a race, a little something may be expected, but when a candidate says that he will recognize Negroes as citizens rather than a race, it is mere talk, means nothing, and nothing is to be expected. But we ask the question, what does Leland Taylor, Democratic candidate for mayor mean when he says that he will recognize Negroes as citizens rather than a race? Does he mean that Negroes will be given equal opportunities for employment in Louisville without any discriminatory practice? Does he mean that Negroes will be employed in all of the departments of the government of Louisville and Jefferson County? Does he mean that if not completely integrated into Louisville's school system, Negroes will be given a new modern high school with necessary facilities to make it absolutely equal to any white high school in Louisville? Does he mean that the rule against Negroes using all of the chain of public parks be declared null and void, and that parks will be open to all the citizens regardless of race, color, creed, or previous conditions of servitude, as they were intended and as they were up to some years past? Does Leland Taylor mean that he is going to see to it that Negroes are recognized as being eligible for any place in the affairs of the city high or low, commensurate with their training, ability and character? We doubt that Mr. Taylor means this, but if he doesn't what does he mean when he says that Negroes will be recognized as citizens rather than as a race? In contrast to what the Democratic candidate for mayor said in his opening address on the question of the Negro, Gen. Roy W. Easley, Republican candidate, specifically declared that Negroes would be incorporated into all phases of the city government under Republican party control. This promise was again made at the mass meeting sponsored by the colored organization last week, and it was strongly emphasized at the two meetings by Jouett Ross Todd, titular head of the Republican party in Louisville and Jefferson County and treasurer of the National Republican Committee, who has kept every promise he has ever made Negroes who have worked with him in politics. Early in his campaign Mr. Taylor said that as Democratic candidate for mayor he would follow the policy of Mayor Wyatt, whom he hopes to succeed, and in our opinion that is about all Negroes should expect from Mr. Taylor. Mayor Wyatt's policy has been to appoint one or two Negro friends to positions which paid a small remuneration and to name others to "token" or honor places. He has done none of the things enumerated above and when Mr. Taylor says he will recognize Negroes as citizens rather than a race, he makes no promises, but issues a statement which is meaningless. We are putting it this way: The only course for Negroes as citizens and also as a race is to take Leland Taylor's statement for its actual value and vote for Gen. Roy W. Easley for mayor and the other candidates on the Republican ticket, November 6.
MAJOR JONES IN LOUISVILLE Major Richard L. Jones of Fort Sheridan, Ill., was in the city last week as guest of Joseph R. Ray, with whom he formerly worked as teller in the First Standard Bank. Major Jones was appointed Commander of Louisville's first Military Police while stationed at Camp Taylor during World War I. He went to Chicago where he became General Manager of the South Center Department Store. He is stationed at Fort Sheridan as Educational and Vocational Advisor.
A PROSECUTOR IS WANTED,MR. O'NEAL If information given the Leader is true, a Commonwealth's attorney is wanted to prosecute George Cook who shot John P. Gilbert, a 17-year-old colored boy to death. The boy was shot in the head by Cook, who is a streetcar motorman, when he returned home and found three boys fooling with a car owned by a neighbor who lived next door. Whatever the boy, and his companions were doing to the car, Cook had no business to go into his home, get his rifle and shoot the youth who did not run. The murderer's bond was fixed at only $500 and the most ridiculous thing about the case is that there seems to be no one to prosecute the case. Merit O'Neal, Democratic candidate for re-election, is the Commonwealth attorney with a staff of at least two assistants, paid by the taxpayers of Louisville, including Negroes, but according to the information, the father of the boy, Rev. C. E. Gilbert is in a quandry because he is getting no cooperation from the office of Mr. O'Neal, and he doesn't understand why he must pay an outside lawyer a big fee to prosecute the murdered. Although the man is white and a motorman, he is not a policeman, and he should not be permitted to kill a Negro youth without the Commonwealth attorney's office becoming interested in the prosecution. What about it, Mr. O'Neal?
LET THE CHIPS FALL By J. Edward Haycraft ONE OF OUR local papers stated recently that the Republican party had far more funds for campaign purposes than the Democrats. The story went on to say that the Grand Old Party would pour large sums into the black belt in an effort to buy the election. This statement I brand as an impossibility and an absolute lie. The Democrats have been in office for twelve years and have been assessing two per cent of the salaries of all city employees, not under civil service regulations, during the entire time for campaign purposes. I know this to be a fact for I paid that amount each and every week to my timekeeper during the approximately two years I was employed in the Street Repair Department of our municipal government. Unless a big slice of the payoff falls into the laps of the political bosses there is a large sum of money available to the Democratic party for use in attempting to influence the election. They have in addition the funds contributed by individuals who expect to derive some benefit from a Democratic victory. It has been reported repeatedly that tavern keepers and operators of gambling houses and other illigitimate establishments also are regularly "requested" to contribute to the Democratic campaign fund. Therefore, it is impossible for the Republicans to spend more money electioneering this fall than the Democrats, unless the Democrats spent most of theirs in buying votes for organization sponsored candidates in the past primary. Recent developments, such as the election contest suit involving Edwin C. Willis, organization sponsored nominee for county judge and Mark Beauchamp, encumbent, indicate that this is true to some extent. THE DEMOCRATS ARE continually boasting of the good government during their twelve years in office. The facts brought out by the contest suit involving the nomination for the county judgeship do not indicate good government "of the people and by the people." (Continued on page 4)
State Nurses to Hold Annual Meet
The Adah B. Thomas, State Nurses Association, will hold their annual meeting October 26 and 27 at Becher Terrace Health Center. A public meeting will be held Friday, October 26, at 8 p.m. at Fifteenth St. Memorial Church. Mrs. Frances Gaines, R. N. of Chicago who is president of The National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses, will be the guest speaker. The public is invited.
FEPC OFFICIAL TO SPEAK SUNDAY Mrs. Anna Arnold Hedgeman, executive secretary of the National Council of the Permanent F. E. P. C. will be the principal speaker at the Louisville Council at Broadway Temple, Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Mrs. Hedgeman is one of the outstanding women leaders of the race and is an interesting and eloquent speaker. She will be introduced by Mrs. Anita Fields, secretary of the Louisville Council. C. L. Scott, member of the executive committee, and who represented the council at the national meeting in Washington recently, will also speak. Special music will be rendered. The Louisville Council was organized immediately following the visit of A. Phillips Randolph, president of International Organization of Sleeping Car Porters, who spoke in Louisville in interest of the F. E. P. C. bill, and officials of the local Pullman organization and ladies auxiliary are cooperating in the Sunday meeting, Rev. W. Augustus Jones is president of the Louisville F. E. P. C. I. Willis Cole, vice president, will serve as master of ceremonies Sunday. The public is invited to hear Mrs. Hedgeman.
RACE REPUBLICANS OPEN CAMPAIGN - RALLY FOLLOWS STREET PARADE - CROWD HEARS EASLEY, CLAYTON AND OTHERS; TODD REESTATES PLEDGE By Betsy Greenwade Beginning with an impressive and colorful street parade, Negro Republicans got their opening campaign rally off to a flying start at the Pythian Temple, last Friday nite. The hall was filled to capacity with standing room only. John L. Leake, campaign chairman, introduced the speakers' chairman, Sam Petrie who served as master of ceremonies. After the singing of "America" by the audience and prayer by Rev. W. P. Offutt, Mr. Petrie introduced Jouett Ross Todd, city and county chairman. Mr. Todd commenting on a previous address by the Democratic mayoralty candidate Leland Taylor, said he had only "three questions to ask Mr. Taylor: (1) "Was Martin Connors on the platform? (2) Was Merit O'Neal on the platform? (3) How does Mr. Taylor stand on Louisville Gas and Electric?" Mr. Todd emphasized a previous declaration that colored citizens would be incorporated into all phases of the city government under Republican party control. Rev. Offutt, who followed Mr. Todd, said among other things, "all issues and advantages for Negroes in the past have been initiated by Republicans and Democrats have only stepped into the foot-steps already laid down". He closed with a stirring call for Negroes to "build last principles" by voting the straight Republican ticket on November 6. Mrs. Mozetta Miles, only woman speaker, said that as a woman and a mother her heart was torn by the sight of "girls 12, 13, 14, ans 15 years of age being carried into Walnut Street joints by men old enough to be their fathers." She told of conversations with police officers and welfare workers who said that they were powerless to prevent this or to raid the joints because the proprietors had political pull with the Democratic (Continued on page 4)
LAUNCH WAR FUND CAMPAIGN Over 100 workers assembled at the U. S. O. last Thursday to make final plans for raising the $7,500 quota assigned to the Colored Population Division of the 1946 War Fund Campaign. Atty. Alfred Carroll addressed the group at this "Kick Off" meeting. In a very pointed and effective talk, Mr. Carroll cited the need for liberal contributions to this year's campaign. The more we give, the more right we have to demand improvements, said Mr. Carroll. Quotas and chairmen for the divisions were announced. Central Division, B. H. Larke and M. W. McFarland Co-Chairmen--$3,000; West End, Mrs. J. Taylor and Mrs. Addie Thomas Co-Chairmen--$750; East End, Mrs. W. W. Spradling and Mrs. Lavinia Larkins and R. Acton Co-Chairmen -- $800.00; Parkland, Mrs. Viola Beard and Henry Lothery Co-Chairmen--$200.00; California, Mrs. Lillian Gibbs, chairman--$200.00; South Louisville, Miss Vivian Childress and Mrs. Edna Wilkerson, co-chair- (Continued on page 4)
BISHOP PHILLIPS HOLD CONFERENCE HERE The Kentucky Conference of the C. M. E. Church, presided over by Bishop C. H. Phillips opened at the Chestnut Street Church, Rev. C. L. Finch, pastor, Wednesday. Bishop Phillips came to Louisville from his home in Cleveland, where he held the Ohio Conference last week. As the General Conference of the connection will be held in St. Louis, in May, 1946, where three or four new bishops will be elected, the annual conference here is not only being attended by delegates from the Kentucky churches, but outstanding leaders of the denomination from over the country are among the visitors. Among the features of the conference, which will close with the reading of appointments by Bishop Phillips, Sunday night, will be the election of delegates, ministers and laymen, to the General Conference.
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